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Preamble On the 7th September 2025, the Africa Peoples’ Assembly on the margins of the 2nd Africa Climate Summit, led by Climate Action Network (CAN) Africa, the International Trade Union Confederation Africa (ITUC-Africa), and the Africa Movement of Movements, convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We, the peoples of Africa, including social movements and civil society, […]

By Baboucarr Nyang – Acting Regional Node at CAN Africa CAN Africa’s Acting Regional Node had the privilege of participating in the Just Transition Project, held from the 8th to 10th 8 to 10 April 2025, and convened by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Trade Union Competence Centre (FES TUCC) in South Africa. As the Regional Node of

February 19, 2025 Climate Action Network Africa (CAN Africa) extends its warmest congratulations to His Excellency João Lourenço, President of Angola, on assuming the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU). He succeeds H.E. Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani of Mauritania, who has led the Union since February 2024. We also extend our congratulations to the newly

CAN Africa and African civil society organisations are raising their voices, urging African Ministers to advocate for a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance that truly meets Africa’s needs. As COP29 approaches, we’re calling on you to join us in asserting Africa’s #RightToRefuse inadequate climate finance commitments.

As the United States went to the polls to elect a new leader, Africa’s leaders were  closely watching the outcome, recognising its potential global implications for climate action. African nations, among the most vulnerable to climate impacts, are particularly reliant on support from the developed nations, international climate agreements and funding to solve and adapt

Nous, mouvements de communautés affectées par la crise climatique, organisations de jeunesse et de la société civile et activistes de longue date, appelons à la justice climatique pour l’Afrique à travers le mouvement de la Caravane Africaine pour la Justice Climatique. Télécharger la déclaration: https://can-africa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Declaration-conjointe-de-la-Caravane-africaine_VF_FR.pdf

We, movements from communities affected by the climate crisis, youth and civil society organizations and longstanding activists calling for climate justice for Africa through the African Climate Justice Caravan movement Download Statment: https://can-africa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Joint-Statement_African-Caravan-for-climate-justice_FV_EN-2.pdf